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Cultural Competency Bill Fails the House

The bill will be reconsidered; "We're not giving up on this," said Rep. Tina Kotek
May 18, 2011—Senate Bill 97 failed the House in a split 30-30 vote along party lines today. Read More >>

Hospitals Warn Against Massive OHP Changes

The hospital association agrees to increase provider tax as lawmakers move forward with transformation
May 17, 2011 – The Oregon hospital association confirmed it’s prepared to finalize an agreement with lawmakers to increase the hospital provider tax as a way to dampen the massive cuts to the Oregon Health Plan slated over the next two years. Read More >>

Drastic Changes Needed at Oregon State Hospital

Mental health advocates urge legislators to reform the Psychiatric Security Review Board
May 17, 2011—Mental health advocates, in alliance with patients at the Oregon State Hospital, believe House Bill 3100 doesn’t go far enough to reform the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB), and are urging legislators to make significant changes.
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Oregon Can’t Afford to Pass Health Insurance Exchange

Instead, lawmakers should structure a single marketplace that can wield consumer power over insurance companies to transform public health and healthcare delivery
OPINION May 16, 2011 -- Oregon lawmakers are debating Senate Bill 99, a bill that would create an insurance marketplace or “exchange” in 2014. Healthcare.gov promotes this market reform as “a simple, easy-to-navigate experience that benefits consumers rather than insurance companies.” Lower costs. One-stop shop. Greater benefits and protection…
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Advocates Urge Legislators to Reform Psychiatric Security Review Board

Under House Bill 3100, a state-certified psychologist or psychiatrist, not the PSRB, would evaluate people before they could plead guilty except for insanity.
May 17, 2011 -- Matthew Kirby has seen things he’d rather forget during his stay at the Oregon State Hospital (OSH). These days, though, he has reason for hope.
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Agreement Nears on OHP Transformation

Legislators could vote next week on moving the bill out of committee
May 12, 2011 – Oregon lawmakers were close this week to reaching agreement on the largest overhaul of the Oregon Health Plan since its inception in 1993. Read More >>

Cooperation Now Required in Transformation for Community Mental Health

Mental health advocates say there are other options
May 12, 2011--County mental health administrators are relieved that the newest version of the healthcare transformation bill (House Bill 3650) requires written agreements between counties and coordinated care organizations (CCOs) stipulating coordination of mental health services and funding for Medicaid and non-Medicaid clients.   Read More >>

Health Exchange Bill Stalls in House

Lawmakers are deadlocked on bargaining issue
May 12, 2011 – A bill to create a health insurance exchange in Oregon appears locked in an impasse on the House side as lawmakers are unable to reach agreement over whether the exchange should negotiate with insurers for lower premiums.
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Republicans Back Off Tort Reform Demands

Attempts to reform medical liability insurance and defensive medicine are going to take more time
May 6, 2011 – Republicans on the committee to transform the Oregon Health Plan signaled this week they might be willing to back off their immediate demands for tort reform. Read More >>

Healthcare Legislative Roundup

A summary of the healthcare bills that passed out of the House and Senate during the week of May 2-6
  May 6, 2011--There are eight weeks left before the legislature is scheduled to adjourn June 30. The House and Senate continue to vote on an increasing number of bills. What follows is a summary of the major healthcare bills that passed out of the House and Senate this past week.   Read More >>
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